VMware’s Spring Source unit has announced that it has acquired GemStone Systems for an undisclosed sum. GemStone makes software for caching data across a server cluster to help scale applications.
“Every startup in NYC is looking for developers,” asserts the Business Insider. “Literally: Every. Single. One.” Why? While nearby universities continue to churn out highly qualified developers and engineers, most
Application developers have noticed a growing problem on Apple’s App Store: numerous apps are infringing on the trademarks and copyrights of other app owners by using their names, styles, and
Statisticians have used the open source R language for data analysis, predictive modeling and visualization for many years. After two years in business, commercial R vendor Revolution Computing is re-branding
After looking at the code for the third beta of iPhone OS 4.0, developers have found three noteworthy new features: Simplified multi-tasking—Users can now easily keep one app open while
Although the final version of Internet Explorer 9 isn’t due for a year, Microsoft has already released two platform previews. The newest version features faster performance and better support for
Smartphones and tables aren’t the only new trend in mobile computing—Ford is working on developing applications that work on a truly mobile platform–vehicles. However, as ReadWriteWeb points out, “developers have
The World Bank has just announced that it is opening up access to its databases for free so that developers can use the data “to create new analyses, new tools
Unnamed sources tell the Wall Street Journal that Google will unveil a new version of Android for TVs at the Google I/O conference May 19 and 20. More than 3,000